Paul henbi auguste gaillet and louis henbi simon hubeet huet



PAUL HENRI AUGUSTE GAILIIET AND LOUIS HENRI SIMON HUBERT HUET, OF LILLE, FRANCE.

APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING LIQUIDS FROM SOLIDS.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 349,990, dated September 28, 1886.

Application filed September 11, 1884. Serial No. 143,017. (No model.) Patented in France October .24, 1882, No. 151,693; in Belgium February 17, 1883, No. 60,485; in England February 22, 1883, No. 972,- in Austria-Hungary May 15, 1883, N0. 18,438/14,220 andNo. 20,270/1,387, and in Russia. July 1, 1883, No. 4,634.

To coZZ whom. it may concern:

Be it known that we,P.-IU L HENRI AUGUs'rE GAILLET and LOUIS HENRI SIMON HUBERT HUET, both citizens of the Republic oi'Franee, and residing in Lille, France, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Apparatus for Separating Liquids from Solids, (for which we have obtained French Patent No. 151,693, October 24, 1882; Belgian Patent No. 60,485, February 17. 1883; Austrian Patent No. 18,438, May 15, 1883; British Patent No. 972, February 22, 1883, and Russian Patent No. 4,634, July 1, 1883,) of which the following is a specification.

Our invention consists of certain improvements in that class of apparatus for separating solid matters from liquids containing the same by causing the liquid to take a circuitous course through a series of chambers, so that the solid matter will separate by gravity and become deposited in the chambers.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional plan view of our improved separating apparatus. Fig. 2 is a vertical section 5 ofthe same on the linel 2, and Fig. 3 is avertieal section on the line 3 4.

The casing V ofthe vessel maybe of any suitable 1naterialsheet or other metal or wood and is preferably of the rectangular form illustrated. The bottom of the vessel is closed by a plate, D, set at an angle, as shown in Fig. 2, and above this bottom at suitable distances apart are arranged a series of plates or diaphragms, D D D &c., secured by ti ht joints to the rearwall, v, of the apparatus, and also to the side walls. These plates D D", &c., are arranged substantially parallel with the inclined bottom (I, which by preference we arrange at an angle of forty-five degrees, although we do not limit ourselves to any particular angle. The plates D D, &c., extend at the said angle across the vessel to within a short distance of the front wall, 11, and thus form pockets or depositingchambers, as hereinafter described. To the front wall are secured a series of corresponding plates or diaphragms, D D", 850., alternating with and projecting between the plates D D 850., to within a short distance of the rear wall, 1), of the plates, as shown in Fig. 2. Opening into the bottom chamber formed between the plates D D is the supply-pipe P,

while the outlet-pipe P is arranged to open from the uppermost chamber near the top of the vessel, so that the water entering through 5 5 the pipe I? will be caused to take the circuitous course indicated by the arrows in Fig. 2, and in its slow passage through the chambers formed by the plates the solid matter in suspension in the liquid will become deposited 6c by gravity on the plates D D, &o.

In order to facilitate the removal of the deposits on these plates, we make them of V- shaped or trough-like form in cross-section,

as illustrated in Fig. 3, and with the lowermost portions of these several trough-like chambers communicate the valved branches 8, leading to a common discharge pipe P, so that by opening these valves or cocks the deposits can be allowed or caused to escape,

and the chambers or pockets cleaned much more effectually and readily than if the plates were simply flat.

In order to avoid a too rapid flow of the liquid through the apparatus under a given pressure, we make the areas of the successive openings left between the ends of the plates D D", &c., and'the front and rear walls of the vessel of gradually-inereasing size from the inlet to the outlet. as shown in Fig. 2. 8c

For the same purpose we prefer to gradually increase the spaces between the adjacent plates. By these means the flow of the liquid is retarded as it passes through the apparatus.

Opening into the upper parts of the several toms of the V-pockets formed by said plates, 5

all substantially as described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our hands this 7th day 'of July, 1884.

GAIIILEI, PAUL HENRI AUGUSIE. IIUE'I, LOUIS HENRI SIMON IIUBER'I. \Vitnesses:

F. JoFFRoY, DESRUMAUX. 

